MADAM [UNEDITED]

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"Look Sylvia there's no need to cry, it's just a child besides I promised you'd see him but I wasn't specific if he was going to be alive or dead". "How can you say such a thing, he's your son. Why do you wish him bad. You are the worst father he could ever have and I hate you." "Hate me all you can but he doesn't mean anything to me neither do you." "Don't you dare walk out on me Ovie, give me my son. Please bring him back to me." I said crying hysterically while he left me to mourn my child.

I don't believe he's dead, he's my child, my one and only son. There's nothing to live for other than him.

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"You need to leave this house, you've overstayed your welcome. Your presence isn't needed anymore." Ovie said one fateful night unexpectedly to me when I came out of the bathroom. "What do you mean by that? Why should I leave." I was flabbergasted by the statement he made, it came as a shock to me. "Look at these papers, they are the divorce papers. You signed them in the hospital, remember?"

"No I don't remember at all. I didn't read them because at that moment all I wanted was to see my son. How could you do this? You know what that's fine I'm leaving besides there is nothing to look forward to in this marriage anymore. If I leave then I need my father's properties." He laughed uncontrollably when I was done talking, I was embarrassed I thought I said something stupid. I felt so insulted by his actions, I was already fuming with anger.

"You are so dumb and naive sweet Sylvia. Look baby those papers you signed, one of them includes the handing over of your father's properties to me. So dearest Sylvia I, Ovie Ofure am the sole owner of all your inheritance. How wonderful is that?" My life is a complete disaster, I'm so broken and deflated. I'm completely finished, gini ka ng' eme, chukwu biko zoputa m oo.

"I despise you so much Ovie, you are one of my greatest enemy. I promise you I'd be back and I'll pay you back for every single thing you've done to me. I don't care where I'm going to get the resources to fight you but I will. I'll leave but you'd never find peace till I'm dead, mark my words." I said while pulling off a cold face. After packing my bags, I turned back and looked at the house one last time. I made a promise to make sure Ovie pays with his blood.

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"I have nowhere to go Linda please I need a place to stay for the mean time pending the time I get a job. I promise I'll pay you back when I've saved up enough money." "Look Sylvia now that you are broke and you have nothing left. I'm not sure I can house you for long, the maximum amount of time you can stay here is one week if you don't get a job soon. Besides why don't you call your rich uncle, Emeka and ask him for help.

I didn't bargain for such impromptu expenses and you know the country dey bad also pity me na." Is this the person I call a friend, how can people be so wicked to their fellow human being. This is someone I felt that I can trust and I can rely on, only for her to treat me badly. Friends are so deceiving, I'm sure I can never let anyone come close to me anymore, if this is the price I have to pay to leave that God forsaken marriage then so be it.

"I've being calling my uncle for some time now and he didn't pick his call until I got a message from him stating I shouldn't bother him or his family but Linda how can you be so cruel to me. We've being friends since our university days, is this how you pay me back for all the good I've done for you?" "Abeg, abeg no try use emotional blackmail on me. So because say you manage help me get scholarship for school and you support me with small money you think say I go bow down con worship you.

Tah, na juju be that. If e be, e no go work at all, see if you no wan stay for my house abeg just pack your load comot for my dormot because as you see me so I no get time for all this pity paty story. "It's okay Linda, I'm very grateful for you letting me stay in your house." If this is going to be the only way for me to feed and survive for a few days then I'll take all the insults in the world from her. If only Chinwe was in Nigeria I'd gone to her place but what if she'd react this same way.